chsdbacks Chapter 474 Qin Huairu slaps Jia Zhangshi across the face
Chapter 474 Qin Huairu slaps Jia Zhangshi across the face
The Intermediate People's Court, the Wang family.
When Wang Feng and Qin Jingru returned to the house, they saw Lu Banxia sitting inside drinking tea.
"Banxia, why aren't you asleep yet?" Qin Jingru asked.
Lu Banxia poured a cup of tea for the two of them and said, "No, I can't sleep without you two back. Brother Feng, Sister Jingru, have you found the 'banggeng' yet?"
Qin Jingru shook her head: "We didn't find it. Everyone else searched the area except for me and Brother Wang Feng. We couldn't find it."
"Ah! Qin Huairu must be so worried right now!" Lu Banxia sighed.
Qin Jingru sighed: "What can we do?"
"Alright, Jingru, Banxia, let's not meddle in other people's business. Go boil some water to wash your feet and go to sleep."
"Okay, Brother Feng, wait here. I've already boiled the hot water. I'll fetch some water for you to wash your feet right away."
Lu Banxia agreed and went to the kitchen to fetch water for washing her feet.
Wang Feng and Qin Jingru waited in the room for a while before Lu Banxia came in with the foot-washing water.
After washing their feet, the three of them went straight to bed.
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The next day, early in the morning.
The people in the courtyard still got up, ate breakfast, and went to work at the factory as usual. Only Qin Huairu asked Erdan to ask Guo Dapiezi for a day off.
Qin Huairu's eyes were bloodshot, her hair was disheveled, and she looked very haggard.
She didn't sleep a wink last night, and didn't even make breakfast this morning. She fed Xiaodang some leftover cornbread from last night before going to the Nanluoguxiang Police Station.
Madam Jia was a shrewd and astute person. Knowing that Qin Huairu was not someone to be trifled with, she dared not let Qin Huairu make breakfast for her. After Qin Huairu left, she made two steamed buns for breakfast herself.
Qin Huairu went to the police station and found Captain Zhang, who had come over the night before. The group went from street to street, asking the merchants on the way from Hongxing Elementary School to No. 95 Courtyard, hoping that someone could provide them with useful clues.
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The Intermediate People's Court, the Wang family.
After Lu Banxia went to work at the steel rolling mill, Wang Feng rode his bicycle to the library.
After returning the twelve books on traditional Chinese medicine, he went to courtyard number 28 and caused trouble.
He had already finished reading those twelve books on traditional Chinese medicine, so they were no longer of any use to him; all the knowledge from those books was imprinted in his mind.
He had originally planned to find a few more books to read, but after reading the beginning of a few books, he lost interest.
The twelve books he had previously selected contained most of the essence of traditional Chinese medicine. The remaining content from some less mainstream books was basically all in these twelve books, so reading them would be a waste of time.
Wang Feng arrived near No. 28 and entered a secluded alley. When he came out, he had two oil paper packages in his hand, containing two catties of beef and two catties of pork.
Upon entering the courtyard, he handed the oil paper package to Lou Xiao'e, smiling as he said:
"Son, here are two pounds of beef and two pounds of pork. Take them to the kitchen."
"Um."
Lou Xiao'e took the oil paper package and went to the kitchen.
Although she was a little surprised, she didn't ask where the beef came from, since she used to sometimes eat beef at the Lou family's house.
In this era, as long as you have money and connections, it's relatively easy to navigate many situations. Clearly, Wang Feng belongs to the category of someone who has both money and connections.
Although we can't kill the cow, if it accidentally falls and dies, we can't just throw it away without eating it, can we?
Lou Xiao'e poured Wang Feng a cup of tea and asked, "Brother Feng, aren't you reading your medical books today?"
"I've finished reading it," Wang Feng said with a smile.
"So fast?"
"Um."
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At the entrance of Hongxing Primary School.
Qin Huairu collapsed to the ground in despair, unable to get up no matter how the police tried to pull her up.
They had just been asking the shopkeepers on the way from Hongxing Elementary School back to No. 95 Courtyard, but none of them said they had seen it. They hadn't found a single useful clue, which plunged her into utter despair.
Captain Zhang sighed and said, "Comrade Qin Huairu, you should go back and wait for news. We will continue to search for Jia Geng, and we will notify you when we have any news."
After saying that, Captain Zhang left with several police officers.
"Waaaaah... Waaaaah!"
Watching the backs of the police officers, Qin Huairu could no longer hold back and collapsed to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably, her eyes filled with despair.
Passersby and the gatekeeper tried to persuade her for a while, but when they couldn't, they gave up.
Qin Huairu sat on the ground for a full half hour before slowly walking back to courtyard number 95, like a walking corpse.
As soon as she returned to the Jia family home, Madam Jia Zhang eagerly asked, "How is it? Any news?"
Qin Huairu's eyes were bloodshot, and she looked at Jia Zhangshi with hatred.
She didn't answer Jia Zhangshi's question, but raised her hand and slapped Jia Zhangshi's fat face hard.
"Smack."
Caught off guard, Jia Zhangshi was slapped to the ground by Qin Huairu, her eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
After a long while, she came to her senses, covered her swollen face, and then let out a deafening scream.
"Oh no! Oh no! The daughter-in-law is hitting her mother-in-law! This is outrageous! Everyone come quick, the daughter-in-law is hitting her mother-in-law!"
Qin Huairu looked at Jia Zhangshi sitting on the ground and said coldly:
"Mom, I don't want to say anything more. If I can't find a good match this time, I'll just take Xiaodang and marry someone else. I'll give my job back to you. Please don't blame me; you forced me to do this."
"No! Absolutely not!"
Jia Zhangshi immediately stood up and started yelling anxiously.
"Qin Huairu, I don't agree! You can forget about remarrying for the rest of your life, unless I die!"
Qin Huairu sneered, "I want to remarry, can you stop me? Jia Dongxu is dead. If it weren't for Banggeng and Xiaodang, I would have remarried long ago. Now that Banggeng is gone, what's the point of me staying in this family?"
Jia Zhangshi jumped three feet high and shouted, "Qin Huairu, don't forget, you swore a poisonous oath!"
Qin Huairu suddenly laughed, a wild laugh.
"Heh heh heh heh, so what if I swore a solemn oath? My cock is gone, I'm not afraid of going to the eighteenth level of hell after I die."
Upon hearing this, Madam Jia was truly frightened and quickly yielded.
"Qin Huairu, don't worry, we'll definitely find Banggeng. I promise, once we find Banggeng, I'll pick him up and drop him off at school every day, okay?"
What she fears most now is that Qin Huairu will remarry. Without Qin Huairu, not only will she never have a life of being waited on hand and foot again, but she will also starve to death in less than a year.
Even if she gets the job back, so what? She's not capable of doing factory work. She understands that very well.
But it's no use saying anything now. Bang Geng is gone, and if she can't find him, she's certain that Qin Huairu will remarry.
"Mom, what's the use of your promise now? If you weren't so lazy and unwilling to even take Bang Geng to and from school, would Bang Geng have been kidnapped by the kidnappers?"
"Mom, I don't want to argue with you. If we can find Banggeng this time, you will have to pick him up and drop him off at school every day from now on. If we can't find Banggeng, then we have nothing more to say."
After saying that, Qin Huairu didn't want to say anything more to Jia Zhangshi, so she lay down on the bed and closed her eyes.
"This...this"
Seeing this, Jia Zhangshi was so anxious that she jumped up and down. In the end, she could only let out a long sigh. She was now filled with regret.